Project

PhD Project J. Spekreijse

Environmental, social and economic issues associated with fossil feedstocks will make biomass become more important for the production of chemicals and materials. In this project, waste water is treated by bacteria to produce insoluble poly(hydroxybutyrate) (PHB). PHB can be used as a polymer. Where PHB is not suitable as a polymer, it can be effectively converted by catalysis to a range of industrial monomers.